luteotropic

adjective lu·teo·tro·pic \ˌlü-tē-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\

Definition of LUTEOTROPIC

: acting on the corpora lutea

lu·teo·tro·pic or lu·teo·tro·phic \-ˈtrō-fik, -ˈträ-\

1941

Medical Dictionary

adjective lu·teo·tro·pic \ˌlüt-ē-ə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträp-ik\

: acting on the corpora lutea

lu·teo·tro·pic or lu·teo·tro·phic \-ˈtrō-fik, -ˈträf-ik\

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